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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATION.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS TO BE CONDUCT
ED THE COMING SEASON.

As is well known the State agriculture
al experiment station has no farm of its
own. and hence it must rely on the farm
ers of the state for the land on which to
conduct the series of experiments that
are to be carried out this summer. 1t is
desirable that these experiments be tried
in each part of the State. They are as
follows:
|. The testing of new fodder plants
to see if they are adapted to our soil and
climate.
4. Alfalfa, a species of clover, re-
quires land well drained. and from which
the snow does not blow of in the winter:
sown broadcast, used for hay or green
feed; does not die out like ordinary
clover.
b. Cow pea sown in drills. and cult
waited like beans. makes very heavy
growth of excellent fodder; used only
for green feed: can be grown on poor,
weedy soil, but does best on soil natur-
ally rich in potash.
q. Horse beans. sown broadcast with
barley or oats that are to be cut for hay.
to increase the nutritiousnrsS of the fod-
der.
,. Tests with fertilizers. The work
with fertilizers will be confined to sim
gle line of inquiry, namely. to ascertain
whether fodder plants can use phosphor-
ic acid when it is supplied in the cheap
form of undissolved phosphate rock or
undissolved bone black. These expert
ments will be tried on permanent grass
land only. as it will take two or more
years to determine how much benefit has
been received from the fertilizer. The
phosphates will be supplied.
q. In the form of fine ground South
Carolina rock.
b. In the form of fine ground bone
black.
e. These two forms mixed with the
addition of plaster
The trials with new fodder plants will
be on plots of one-fourth of an acre.
The fertilizers trial on plots of one-tenth
of an acre with several unmanured plots
for comparison. The experiment station
will furnish the seed and fertilizers free
of cost, only STIMULATING that whoever
takes them shall agree to report to the
station the results of the trial.
All who are willing to try any of these
experiments will please send in their
names and signify which experiments
they desire to make. Full directions will
be sent with each package of seed or fer
tilizer.
Address all communications on above
subject to
W. W. COOKE. Director.
State Agricultural Experiment Station,
Burlington. Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Hon. Robert 7. Lincoln, late secretary of
war, was elected trustee of the Second Pres
byterian church, Chicago, at its annual
meeting.
The Presbyterian Ministerial association. OF
Philadelphia, has adopted resolutions request
ing the legislature of the state to establish by
law the Saturday half holiday
When Sam Jones has finished hi, sermon
and is about to take a special collection for
some good object, he says Now all the vaga-
bonds may go out" and nobody leaves.
The most remarkable revival recently re-
ported in proportion To the size of the place,
is that at Sedalia, Mo, where /, 900 persons
have professed conversion. and the most
abandoned classes have been reached by re-
igious influence.
The vast majority of Queen Victoria's sub
Jects Q30, 100000 are neither Protestants nor
Catholics, but Hindoos. while the Mahom-
edans, 100000 in number are themselves
mole numerous than the Protestants of all
denomina' ions in the empire.
Bishop William Taylor has named the
steamer which he is to use on the upper
Congo for his wife, Annie Taylor" During
their married life of more than forty years
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been much sep
arated by his missionary work.
The Connecticut Congregational club has
elected Hon. Yung Wing as president for the
ensuing year Mr. Wing is a native China
man, and arrived in this country nearly
twenty years ago. After a residence of a
few years he became naturalized citizen,
joined the Congregational church, and mar
ried Hartford lady, who died about a year
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
MATTERS OF RECORD.

Boston lower light was first lighted Sept
IA, l7l6, and the first keeper was John Hay es.
The Advertiser is the Oldest daily paper il,
Boston. The first number was issued on
March 3, 1913.
The invention Of the moving machine dates
back to 1884, when the Manning Mower"
was perfected
The first actual application Of gas to light
ing purposes took place in England in 1872,
when William Murdoch constructed an
apparatus for lighting his house and office at
Redruth, Cornwall
The name Cradle of Liberty" as applied
to Faneuil hall, was used by James Otis in
his dedcatory speech, 1864, after the build
ing had been reconstructed, and subsequent
associations raised this term to the dignity of
prophecy.
Friction matches We're invented by John
Walker, an English olemist in lS29, and they
began to find their way into the United States
of Springfield, in 1885, was the first to secure
a patent in this country.
Lemuel Cook, of Clarendon, n Y, and
William Hutchings, Of York, Me, were the
two last survivors of the Continental army,
and by singular coincidence these two ven
cradle veterans, who were born the same
year, 1904, died the same month, May, 1866
The first asylum for idiots in this country
was established in wing of the Perkins In
stitute, Boston, in 1913. New York followed
with a similar asylum in 1851. The first in
sane lum i'll the country was established at
Williamsburg, Va, in 1913; the second at
Somerville, Mass, in 1918.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
ALL SORTS.

The balloon for the Paris exhibition of 1889
will carry up 100 persons.
An average election campaign in New
York city costs the candidates or their sup
porters about 5000 600
In the New York sub-treasury 900, 900 silver
dollars passed through the hands of the clerks
in one day for the purpose of redemption
A little book containing a short letter in
Latin, written by Christopher Columbus,
was sold at auction in Cologne the other day
for 81 600.
1t was smart Philadelphia boy who, when
asked how far the presidents would reach il
they stood in row, answered: From Wash
ington to Cleveland"
1t is estimated that locomotive whistline
costs the New York, New Hay en- and Hart
ford railroad, in loss of steam, $4,000 year.
This appears to be paying pretty dearly for
the whistle.
Postmaster L. Davis, Of the town of Solar
Jackson county, Ills, receives the moderate
salary Of ten cents year. The postmaster OF
Peck, Ills, got thirty cents last year, while
the postmaster of Lear, Ark, got thirty -one
cents.
In California the railroads have three
ella .ses of coaches, with dress as distinction
First class means elegant coaches, where " FL
dressed people only are allowed; second cia--
for men of ordinary or rough dress, and third
class for Cinnamon and Negroes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
farm Copies.
SOME DREAMER TESTS.

Editor Register AS showing the alb
|surdty of the claim of the Cooley advo-
|cates, that their creamers beat everything
|else, please publish the accompanying
reports of some impartial tests.
n. b. DOUGLAS.
The document Mr.. Douglas sends is as
Follows:
We. the undersigned. attended the trial
IF three settings of milk at Mr.. Chas.
|Prior's. Cambridge. VT, February 9,
|lSS6. the milk was set ut $ p. III. and the
Following results were obtained from
R2O IL lbs. of milk put into large can
. md well mixed and set twelve hours be-
fore Swimming as follows:
- ID lbs. of milk in the Cooley cans
submerged.
% - lbs. of milk in the Stoddard
creamery cans, with skimming attach
nent and ventilated covers.
- 1-2 lbs. of milk in two *open cans
and the cream taken off with funnel
shaped dipper, the same as used by e. j.
Parker, Georgia, VT
said milk was set in water at temper
,ture of 40o. Commenced churning at
y. m. the 10th. Each setting churned
WlI a temperature vi W dS lVlloNS'
The Stoddard can cream time taken in
burning was l6 minutes. Butter work
Ed from the churn weighed without salt
lbs. II on.
The Cooley cream at same temperature
Ind churned in II minutes. Butter
worked from the churn weighed without
alt , lbs. l3 l-2 OF.
The open can cream at same tempera-
ure and churned in II minutes, weighed
Without salt lbs. Il OF.
Time taken for Swimming the two Stod-
lard cans, , minutes.
Time taken for drawing milk from the
wo Cooley cans, ) minutes.
Time taken for Swimming the open cans,
minutes.
+. j. PARKER,
ORSON c. WESTMAN,
EARL PRIOR.
Cambridge, VT, Feb. 10, 1856.
tThe two open cans referred to were cans in
he >toddard creamery used without covers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
ART AND ARTISTS.

Charles Jay Taylor, Of Puck and Harper's,
finds his annual earnings to be about $4,000.
Thure de Thustrup who furnishes double
page to Harp,rs Weekly every week, flour
isles his pencil to the tune of $1,000 a year.
Edwin A. Abbey is said to make between
$4,000 and 100000 year. His drawings for
"She Stops to Conquer" are valued at 500
900
Among artists in America who make Sl0,-
900 year are Baron de Grimm of The New
York Telegram, William Chase c. S. Rein
hart, Harry Fem and Alfred Parsons
James H. Beard, the venerable artist. has
nearly completed u life size portrait of Gen
W. I. Sherman. The general is represented
in sitting posture, his right arm resting
upon a table.
There is presently TO I've erected in the ca
thedral of Rouen, France. a monumental
statue of Rene Robert Caveler de la Sale,
the explorer of the great lakes and the Mis-
sssppi river, and founder of the French
colony of Louisiana. He was native of
Rouen.
Astruc's original statue Gun Marchand de
Mosques" was placed in the Luxembourg
garden a few days ago The masks which
'i'c ottltt W nc very ne ike InOSe OF Gar
pcaux, Faure, Gounod, Victor Hugo, Corot,
Balzac, Delacroix, Dumas, de Banviile, d Au-
revilly, Berlloz, and Gambetta
Hubert Hsrkomer, in an address lately de-
livered before the Salisbury School Of Art,
made an onslaught upon the method Of in
struction adopted at South Kensington He
maintained that it was completely wrong
As all Englishmen swear by South Kensing
ton, the TRADE will bring forth some lively
answers and retorts
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
NOTICE-Estate OF
y Kelsey DalrympIe.

the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Adj
Olson, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all per-
sons against the estate of Betsey Dalrymple,
late of Weybridge, in said district, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet tor the
purposes aforesaid, at the store of NJ. r..
Sprague, Weybridge, on the goth day of April
and 18th day OF August next, from ten O'Clock,
IA. IN until three o'clock, p. III. each OF said
DAYS and that six months from the sd day OF
February, A. ID. 1887, Is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Weybridge, this 5th day OF March,
A. ID. 1857.
j. ii. sPRAGCE, con,s
IL C.B. BULLARD, 'o'"''
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
Q ESTIMATE THE WEIGHT OF
CATTLE.

The method advocated by Professors
'rton and Sadler is as follows:
For cattle of girth of from to feet
how % pounds to the superficial foot
For cattle of a girth of from to . feet
How 81 pounds to the superficial foot.
For small cattle and calves of girth
from 3 to j feet. allow lG pounds to
lie superficial foot.
For pigs, sheep and all cattle measur-
~ less than feet girth. allow | pounds
} the superficial foot.
Measure in inches the girth around the
hest, just behind shoulder blade, and the
myth of the back from the tail to the
pre- part of the shoulders. Multiply the
firth by the length, and divide by IA for
he superficial feet. Then multiply the
|lperficial feet by the number of pounds
/ beef. veal or pork in the four quarters
the animal.
Example: What is the estimated wei ght
beef in steer whose girth is 6 feet I
|ches, and length > feet 3 inches:
Solution-76 inches girth. multiplied by
inches length equals HISS. which di-
ded by III, equals 33 II square feet,
|ultiplied by % equals 764 81.
When the animal is but half fattened.
deduction of one pound in every 20 must
| made: and if very fat, | pound for
Eery 20 must be added.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
MEADOW, PASTURE AND FLOWING

and schools with Professors, Principals, As.
sistants and Tutors-graduates from Johns
Hopkins, Cornell, Harvard, Yale and almost
every other University and College in Ameri
ca; also undergraduates of all grades; Gov
errnesses tor families, and Music and Art
Teachers from the best Colleges and Conser
vatores Institutions with all kinds OF mod
ern furniture and apparatus at lowest prices
Organized by experienced educators. Facili
ties, in many RESPECTS, unequaled by any 9th
er Bureau or school Agency. Patronage from
every quarter OF the L. ;. Endorsed in 80
states. Teachers desiring positions apply Mt
any time; those who have positions but desire
to change the earlier they apply the better;
those who are without positions register AT
once. schools in different countries open al
most every month. Additions and changes
in faculties are continually being made.
Many teachers tail to hold positions secured
them in vacations. We have continued calls
tor teachers. For II Registration Blank send
stamp to the above address at any office men
toned Zone registration sufficient tor all.
References as to the Presidents character
and reputation AN educational worker,
Bishop McTyeire, President OF Vanderbilt
University; Rev. Geo. W. Price, ID. D., Pres.
y. c. Y. L., Rev. w. +. Ward, ID. D., Pres.
Wards Seminary; Hon. w. II. Bate, GOV.
Tennessee. 46-tf
eli, this advertisement for future reference.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
EW ENGLAND UNDER WAY AGAIN.

We believe that the next census will
bow that, after standing still for thirty
bars, the agricultural population of New
highland is again increasing. There is
BIT a particle of doubt that the New
hgland farming class has greatly i'm
toved its condition, and is far more in
|lligent, independent and forehanded
an it was three decades ago. We have
ten heard western emigrants of the
hes before the war,who have returned
|ast on visit, speak of the vast i'm
fovement and the marked progress of our
kriculture, and some openly confess that
r farms indicate more prosperity, on
e average, and a much greater degree of
pine comfort than those of the wide West.
ven the soil out there in the older settled
rts has lost its virgin fertility, and we
We heard farmers say that in their Opin-
b the soil in many parts of the West
III not wear as well as that of New
hgland. The wooded region, extending
pm Michigan eastward, through Ohio,
ew York and New England. has such Il
Pll-mingled soil, ground down by the
lich contain the elements of plant food.
at it is practically ineXhaustible. 1t
by be got out of condition, and appear
be ''run out" under bad farming, but
touch of the skilled hand restores it i'm
ew years 10 even more than its origin
productiveness. This is much less true
the prairie land, the richness of which
more in the thick mass of vegetable
build on the surface than in the soil it.
f. When that mould has yielded up
strength to a succession of grain crops,
2 earth beneath ii proves far less rich
Il is much harder to renOvate than the
ck-made land of the forest regions. A
rye part of New England is the best
It of farming land. Nearly all of Yer
bnt, northern New Hampshire and
rthern Maine is of this character, This
illustrated by a recent remark of Broth
Cheever, after making second visit &c
rtheastern Maine. "Giye us, says he
few more such excursions into the
aine woods and farm life may YET
come popular even in the old Bay state
rsons who desire to follow agriculture
profession and imagine that their OWL
Etion, whatever that may be, is not tn,
Int place to settle, should take note tina
oostook county, which is only twenty
IT hours from one of the best markets
the whole country, is on the same de
ses of the degrees of latitude that pas
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08

through central Michigan, Wisconsin, Da-
kota, Idaho and southern Montana. which
localities none of us think of "a being
very far into the polar regions. It'll.
IIOskins.
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Going Into the Woo DIS.

The season has come when many OF
the tired dwellers of the towns aud cities
begin to think of going into the breezy
groves, camping out on the banks OF
lakes, rivers, by the seaside or near some
cool mountain stream.
There is more health in contemplating
the trees, rocks, ferns, rivers and purling
streams than neckties, twelve.button
gloves and stylish lurnouts.
There is not much food for ossip un.
der the shadow Of trees and costly
dresses are not required. And then
fishing, boating, bathing, sketching,
botanizing, er rambling in the woods Is
better for dull and dumpish feelings
than blue mass or quinine bitters.
But as it is only the rich and tolerably
well-to.do people who, as rule, can al.
lord the time for this mode of healthful
regalement, the next best thing Is to
seize the frequ, mt opportunities to enjoy
the picnic. Bless pgs on the man who
invented the picnic! 1t is one OF the
most democratic OF all our institutions.
Then all the people, rich and poor, who
constitute a church, school or fraternal
order can 90 out into the country and
take a Whit of fresh air and find a few
hours respite from business and domestic
rontine and care. Indeed, the mighty
army of toilers who tramp from morning
ill night under heavy leads, and barely
earn enough to keep the wolf from the
door, should be charitably excused if
they try to forget their hard lot by TAX
ing a Sunday ramble over the hills and
through the woods with their wives and
little ones.
Humboldt says: "The mere contact
with nature, the issuing forth into the
open air, exercises soothing and calm
ing influence on the sorrows and the
passions of men, whatever may be the
reSion they inhabit, or the degree OF in
tellestual culture they enjoy" Is this
why tho old Greeks sent Apollo once Q
year to herd the focks of the shepherd
king Admetus? Is this why Jesus loved
to roam over the Judean hills and wan
der away into the SOLITARY places of the
wilderness? Bs this as it may, we will
need at times the sweet confessional oil
nature. We leave our morbid fancies,
frets, worries and cares upon her bosom
and return home as blithe and happy al
the singing birds.-t Rural Press.
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Summons.

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
L State of California. in and for the
county of Los Angeles.-CHARLES slit
GILLIO, plaintiff VS.. NELLIE SlGGlL-
LILO, defendant Action brought IN the
Superior Court of the State OF California,
in and for the county of Los Angeles, ana
the complaint filed in said county OF Los
Angeles in the office of the Clerk OF SAID
Superior Court.
The People of the State of California send
greeting to: Nellie Siggillio, defendant, you
are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above-named
plaintiff in the Superior Court OF the state
Of California, in and for the county OF Los
Angeles, and to answer the complaint filed
therein within;ten days exclusive Of the day
OF service) after the service on you OF this
summons, If served within this county; or,
IL served elsewhere. within thirty days. or
Judgment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer OF said COM
paint
The said action is brought to obtain de.
cree OF this court dissolving the bonds OF
m atrimony between plaintiff and defend
ant and for cost of suit. Reference is mao
to complaint for particulars. And you are
hereby notified that If you fail to appear
and answer the said complaint as above
| required, the said plaintiff Will cause
| your default to be ent tered and will apply 70
4 the court for the re lief demanded IN the
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the Superior Court OF the State of Call
A formal in ard for the county OF Los
I LIS Angeles, this 14th day Of April. IN tne
wear of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty.seven.
| CHARLES III, DUNSMOOR, CLERK.
| BY +. B. TANNING. Deputy.
TuEopoRE SAVAGE, attorney for plaintiff
/ AnyS-WlUt
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Dividing Bees.

If we wish to increase our stock OF
bees by dividing we must begin prepaRa-
lions early in the season, by forming
nuclei for queen rearing, in order to
have a supply of queens to introduce to
our extra divisions. In starting nuclei
for queen rearing early in the season we
think it better to saorihce inii
colonies for the purpose, rain
err than to draw from large
number of colonies, as 1T tends
to weaken them SO as to be quite while
in gathering up to their former strength.
And by this method we have the adj
vantage of having our queen-eell built
in full colonies, by simply taking away
the queen. Tomake dividing success,
colonies should be very strong and al
most ready to swarm. Combs should be
well filled with Matching brood, as the
Young bees are our main dependence In
making divisions, as a large number OF
the old bees will go back to the old
stand from which we have made our
divisions, The manner in which TO
divide consists in taking as many parts
from one colony as We think proper.
From one strong colony we can make
from one to five or more. But we think
it best not to get our stocks too weak,
and would make but one division from
each colony at time, and always sup
plying the queenless half with q young
laying queen. By this method our colo.
MES will soon become strong again, and
hence we make the second division, and
SO on. By this means we keep colonies
strong enough to store considerable
amount of surplus honey and at the
same time increase very rapidly.
The great drawback in dividing Is that
we do not get the bees evenly divided as
70 age. The old bees will leave the new
colony just formed, and go back to the
old stand, and in order to get enough
bees in the new colony we must take
frames from the old stand, with adher-
lug BEES and shake them into the new
COLONY. and those bees that remain are
all young bees. Hence we get all the old
bees at the old stand and all the young
bees at the new stand, and our new
colony will not commence work Tor sew
eral days, on account OF the old bees or
working force being all at the old stand.
This is not the case in swarming, as all
Glasses and all ages come out with the
+ warm. This is why we prefer first
. YARNS, and have written so much on
the care of them. Second swarms do
not come with so much regularity as
first swarms, and we think dividing pref.
cradle to second swarms.-l National
StOckman.
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SPECIALISTS.

Mrs. M. G. MARSHALL, TEACHER AND
vi practitioner OF Metaphysical Science
or Christian Healing, room ID, Is South
Main street, Forster Block. as
A f. BIGFORD, DIVINE HEALER,
"A. Cures hopeless cases of consumption
and hemorrhages, restores the para1yzed
and cures rheumatism and all manner OF
acute and chronic diseases. The science Of
self-cure taught to patients free, SO they
may always be well and have no more doc
tor bills to pay. Ofice--ROom 9, No. II
West First street. m9-1m
4 NK. A. L. DE CAlLHUL, AUUOUUHEUk,
IL and Surgeon. Office and residence 20s
Temple street. When desired, lady patients
are boarded during treatment OF diseases
peculiar to their sex. au3-u
MRS. DR.. BOURCEY HAS REMOVED
Vl to her residence. las Bellevue avenue
and will make speciality Of midwifery.
Ladies wishing to be cared for can be &C.
commodated at her house. She can always
be found at home. If
NOKNs, BUNlON5, INGKOWING NAIL S
" removed without pain by the we'll
Known and experienced Chiropodist. b.
zACHAU. Office, loom IL, Phillips Block.
No. 80 North Main street.
Patients desiring treatmentat their homes
will please address B. ZACHAU. Postoifice
box 347, city. ml0-1m